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Re: Buddhist monks are hard at work at the temple in Vientiane, LaosReply #8 - 7th Jul, 2017 at 9:12am

Yes, the same rules apply for Buddhist nuns. Monks are used to waking up early in the morning. They usually have something to eat early in the morning, and then the heavy meals begin at around 11:00am.

Please let me rephrase what I said in my first message.

Buddhist monks and nuns are allowed to eat past 12pm (noon) IF they are still eating. In other words, you can't take the food away from them at 12pm sharp and say "that's it, your time is up".

If Buddhist monks started eating their meals at 11:30am and finished at 12:30pm, that is perfectly fine because they are allowed to continue eating until their stomach is full.

They are not allowed to finish eating at 12pm and then 30 minutes later eat something again at 12:30pm because once they've stopped eating at 12pm, that's the end of their meal time for the day.

The Buddhist rules allow some leniency, for instance if a Buddhist monk is really sick in hospital and the doctor tells them they need to have some food in their system with their medication, then there's no time restrictions when they can eat.

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Re: Buddhist monks are hard at work at the temple in Vientiane, LaosReply #13 - 7th Jul, 2017 at 3:05pm

The Lao Government issues Student Visas, but I am not sure if studying in a Buddhist Temple is regarded as "studying" because it's not an educational institution, but a place where people go to worship.

If a foreigner wants to live and study at a specific temple, and there's a lot of them in Laos, they need to talk to the Buddhist Temple directly about their intentions because you can't just go to live in a Buddhist Temple if it hasn't been approved by the head Buddhist monk.

That's the first step, and then maybe if the foreigner can provide evidence to the Lao Government that they will be living in Laos to study at a Buddhist Temple, they may give you the appropriate visa, it's best to check with the Lao Embassy.